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Friday, November 22, 2013

EWTN Press Release: Joan Lewis

EWTN Rome Bureau Chief Joan Lewis To Receive
Apostolic Exhortation From Pope Francis
On Behalf of Journalists

Irondale, AL – EWTN viewers have yet another reason to tune in to the Closing Mass for the Year of Faith, which airs live at 4:30 a.m. ET (with an encore at 11:30 a.m. ET), Sunday, Nov. 24, the Feast of Christ the King. During the Mass, Pope Francis will consign his Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii gaudium” (The Joy of the Gospel) to a group of people representing various walks of life and ministries. EWTN Rome Bureau Chief Joan Lewis, who has covered the Church for almost 35 years, will be one of only two media professionals to receive the Exhortation on behalf of journalists from the hands of Pope Francis himself!

“I feel honored and humbled to have been included,” Lewis said. “When Archbishop RIno Fisichella, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, announced the news about the Exhortation on Monday he said it ‘will be delivered to all those in various stages of life who, as Christians, are called to be evangelizers. … The Year of Faith thus becomes a commitment that the Church assumes her duty once again to bring the Gospel to every creature.’”
 
One viewer, who heard the Vatican announcement, wrote to Lewis saying: “You have given your readers 'YEARS OF FAITH' and are truly deserving of this honor.”
 
The papal Exhortation is under embargo until Tuesday, Nov. 26, when it will be officially presented at the Holy See Press Office.

The Year of Faith was inaugurated on Oct. 11, 2012, the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and officially ends at the Closing Mass on Sunday, Nov. 24.
 
EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 32nd year, is available in over 230 million television households in more than 140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com, electronic and print news services, and publishing arm, EWTN is the largest religious media network in the world.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Catholic and Boycotting Kmart

I don’t usually get very verbal about boycotting things and I almost never explain my reasons.  Usually I just quietly let my money speak for its self by not giving my dollars to businesses that I know have insulted my God or my Faith in any way.  But today I am going to tell you why I am boycotting Kmart and hopefully give you a reason to boycott them too.

First let me start by reminding everyone of what should be obvious, but is sadly lost by commercialism of the season.

Christmas is the day Catholics honor the birth of God Incarnate with “Christ’s Mass”.  It’s the day God humbled Himself in Heaven and came to earth as a small tender babe.  He put himself in the HANDS of human beings to care for and love and raise to adulthood for the sole purpose of one day being tortured, mocked, beaten and nailed to a cross for our salvation.  The most wonderful gift anyone can ever receive.  The Church knows this, this is why Advent and Christmas are celebrated.

God in Heaven becomes God Incarnate.

Christ’s birth on earth is a day for honoring God, thanking God, celebrating the love God has for us and most of all worshiping God.  Besides attending Christ’s Mass, Catholics also share gifts.  We do this because the Magi brought gifts to God Incarnate:  Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. 

Christmas (Christ’s Mass) and gift giving are part of our celebration thanking God for loving us enough to come to earth and save us.

Catholics (and all Christians) need to PONDER that for a good long while.  That’s what Advent is for.  

Remember the REASON for the season.

Yes shopping is part of it, but remember WHY we are shopping.

While you are shopping, think also about WHERE you are shopping.  WHO are you giving your Christmas dollars to?

Are they mocking the “Reason for the Season” Jesus Christ, God Incarnate?

If they are, WHY would you give them your money?

Is that not like saying “I am pro-life” then giving a cash donation to an abortion clinic?

Pay attention to WHO you give your money to.


Kmart has a new VULGAR “Christmas” Ad in which men jingle their private parts while wearing Joe Boxer underwear to the tune of “Jingle Bells”.  The Ad is titled "Show Your Joe"...





Men jingling their private parts to Christmas Carols is repulsive to me and insulting to "the reason for the season" in my personal opinion so I will NO LONGER do any shopping at Kmart- especially Christmas shopping.

And for the record, this is not the first time Kmart has thought it would be good advertising to push the envelope... not to long ago they had another ad which played on words making viewers stop and ask "Did they just say what it sounded like they said?"... 



No.  They didn't say it, but they WANTED you to THINK they said it.

The Christmas Magi weren't left out of this years Christmas ads either...


And they don't stop there... no they even use the image of a Catholic nun to push their sales...



Again... vulgarity in advertising will NEVER get me to give a business a dime.

Goodbye Kmart...



Tell me what you think.


In Christ and boycotting Kmart,

Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner

EWTN Press Release: Special Programming

EWTN:
End of the 'Year of Faith';
Living With An Incurable Disease;
Why God Allows Suffering & More


Irondale, AL – What was the first order to provide hospice care to those diagnosed with terminal cancer? It was the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, founded by Catholic convert Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, daughter of Author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Find out more in the “Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne” documentary, which airs at 6:30 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Nov. 19 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
The first episode of this EWTN original five-part mini-series “Serra: Ever Forward, Never Back” airs 9:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 20 and 7:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 24 on EWTN. Witness the events and the people who formed Blessed Junipero Serra from the time of his birth in Mallorca until he set sail for the New World in! Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
What does it really take to be a missionary? Catholic high school students get a dose of reality on a trip to the Canadian Yukon. Learn more in the one-hour special, “Ends of the Earth.” Airs 2 p.m. ET, Thursday, Nov. 21 and 5 a.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 23 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
Society often ignores or shunts aside people with special needs – but the Catholic Church does not!  Don’t miss this special live 90-minute “Mass in Thanksgiving for Those With Special Needs” celebrated by Father Fernando Isern at St. Patrick in Miami Beach. Airs 5 p.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 23, with an encore at midnight ET. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
The Year of Faith is coming to a close! Thank the Lord for all He has done for you this year as Pope Francis celebrates “Holy Mass for the Closing of the Year of Faith.” Airs live at 4:30 a.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 24, with an encore at noon on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
Parishes across the U.S. will celebrate the closing of the Year of Faith this weekend. Don’t miss the Closing Mass of the Year of Faith from Christ Cathedral campus in Orange, California. Airs 3 p.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 30 on EWTN.
What would you do if you were diagnosed with an incurable disease? Find out what a young father of four learned after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease in this candid interview conducted by “Catholics Come Home” Founder Tom Peterson. You’ll be amazed at what the father’s faith can teach you about living the life God has given you. Airs 5 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 24 and 11 p.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 30 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
If God is all loving, why does He allow suffering? It’s an age-old question. Get some answers in this one-hour episode of “Dogmatic Theology – The Problem of Suffering” with Fr. James Mallon. Airs 5 a.m. ET, Thursday, Nov. 28 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
Are you thinking of becoming a deacon or do you want to understand more about the role of the deacon in your church? Then don’t miss Episode #1 of this five-part mini-series: “Christ the Servant: The Vocation of Deacons.” Airs 3 a.m.ET and 6:30 p.m. ET, Monday, Nov. 25 and throughout the upcoming week – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
Can you believe it’s Advent already? Start it off right. Don’t miss Pope Francis’ celebration of “Vespers for the Start of Advent.” Airs 11:30 a.m. ET live, Saturday, Nov. 30 with an encore at 6 p.m. ET on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder
The persecution that the Ukrainian people suffered at the hands of the Communists is almost unimaginable. That’s why the re-opening of the seminary in Lviv meant so much to the Ukrainian people. Don’t miss their touching story, “Rebuilding the Faith – Ukraine – Lviv Seminary.” Airs 3 a.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. ET, Friday, Nov. 22 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
It’s hard to overestimate the impact of the Second Vatican Council on the Church and the modern world. Find out more about its historical, theological and cultural impact in “Concilio Vaticano II – The Second Vatican Council.” Airs 7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 23 on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
Mozart’s C Minor Mass, also known as the “Great Mass,” represents the peak of artistic achievement in 18th Century sacred music. Hear it performed in the original Latin at Knight’s Hall in Wolfegg, German. Airs 1:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 24 on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.
Don’t miss “The Joy of Music” this week as Host Diane Bish features music for the Thanksgiving season! Hear favorite hymns from the Pilgrim Fathers Church in Leiden, Holland and the Stadtkirche in Celle, Germany with the Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet. Airs 6:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 27 on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewt.com/channelfinder.
If you missed the fabulous Italian film “Santa Barbara” when it first aired on EWTN, here’s your opportunity to see it for the first time – or to see it again. Beautifully filmed and acted, this film is a cinematic look at the saint who became a Christian and suffered martyrdom in the early Church. Airs 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 20 on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

Monday, November 18, 2013

EWTN Press Release: "Trustful Surrender to God"

What If You Were Given A Fatal Diagnosis?
EWTN Presents ‘Trustful Surrender to God' -
One Man’s Story


Irondale, AL – Jeff Van Brunt is a husband and father of four whose identity was very much bound up in his athletic prowess. He particularly enjoyed competitive men’s soccer. So when he noticed that his feet and hands seemed to be giving out on him when he was on the field, he made a doctor’s appointment to find out why. What he didn’t expect was that, at the age of 33, he would be diagnosed with ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. This incurable disease affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Jeff was given two to five years to live. That was two years ago.

In a one-hour special to air 5 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 24 and 11 p.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 30 on EWTN, Catholics Come Home” Founder Tom Peterson interviews Jeff to find out what he has learned since the diagnosis. The result is a powerful guide for how to live life knowing that our time on earth is finite. Death may come sooner or later; it may be expected or unexpected; the cause will vary, but as Jeff’s pastor reminded him, “No one gets out of this life alive.”
Jeff says something amazing happened when he received his diagnosis. He received an infusion of grace which allowed him to clearly see where the devil is after him and his loved ones. “One of those things I always need to remember – it’s a battle for each of our souls.”
Unlike some sick people, Jeff did not lose faith after receiving his diagnosis, but a priest helped him to see that he was asking the wrong questions. Jeff originally wanted to understand why he was sick and he wondered if God still healed. He learned that the question he should be asking is” “What are you doing for the greater glory of God in the time you have left?” As Jeff says, “That’s not just a question for sick people.”
Jeff says that he now sees that the sins all of us deal with “are just distractions – tripping you up and slowing you down from what you are supposed to do.” He says these distractions “weigh you down to prevent you from being who you are supposed to be for the honor and glory of God.”
This is just a taste of this amazing interview.
Please don’t miss it. You’ll not only want to tell your family and friends about it, you’ll want to record it for future viewings. No bells and whistles. No flashy background. Just the Truth. Something we all need to hear. 
EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 32nd year, is available in over 225 million television households in more than 140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com, electronic and print news services, and publishing arm, EWTN is the largest religious media network in the world.

The Vatican honoring gays and Lucifer?

The Vatican honored an openly gay teen [Jack Andraka] with the International Giuseppe Sciacca Award for [“outstanding youths”]  for developing an early pancreatic cancer test.  He was honored at the Vatican despite openly supporting gay rights and wanting to be a gay role model.  He believes the Vatican’s stamp of approval is a wonderful endorsement and move forward for gay rights.

“The 16-year-old junior at North County High School says the award from the Vatican is special.  "It's really amazing to be recognized by the Vatican, especially as a gay scientist. I mean this would be unheard of just a few years ago. To be part of this bridge of progress is really amazing," Andraka told WBAL News. "It just shows how much the world has grown to accept people that are gay and are LGBT. It's really amazing."

The Vatican’s honoring of this openly gay teen is being trumpeted by gay rights groups around the world as another turning point since Pope Francis becoming our pope.

Jack is also openly gay, and says that his family and a few close friends had known for about three years, and are very accepting.
He says he used to worry that there were few gay role models in the science field, or that he would be perceived as “that weird gay kid.” But now he hopes he can help inspire other LGBT youth to get involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).”

While I personally think what this teen has developed is a wonderful tool in battling cancer, I do not think it was in the Vatican’s best interest to honor someone who openly opposes what the Catholic Church calls “mortal sin”.

Would the Vatican “honor” an abortionist who discovers a scientific break-through for ending lung cancer?  I doubt it.

So what else has the Vatican done?

Something strange in my personal opinion.

It’s named one of their telescopes… 


wait for it…

LUCIFER.

Yep, that’s right.  

The best name the Vatican could come up with for the WORLD’S BIGGEST Optical telescope is…Lucifer.  

Nothing like Christ's Holy Catholic Church honoring the devil. *sigh*

The Vatican Observatory Research Group (VORG) operates the 1.8m Alice P. Lennon Telescope with its Thomas J. Bannan Astrophysics Facility, known together as the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT), at the Mount Graham International Observatory (MGIO) in southeastern Arizona where sky conditions are among the best in the world and certainly the Continental United States.The new instrument on the Large Binocular Telescope is a powerful tool that will gain spectacular insights into the universe — from the Milky Way to extremely distant galaxies.A new instrument for the world´s largest optical telescope, the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) on Mount Graham, allows astronomers to observe the faintest and most distant objects in the universe.The first LUCIFER observations of star-forming regions are giving scientists an idea of the new instrument´s enormous potential. This image depicts a stellar nursery in the Milky Way about 8,000 light-years from Earth. Such clouds are typically opaque to visible light. However, infrared light detected by LUCIFER can penetrate the dust.”


Just WHAT is going on at the Vatican?  

They couldn't name the telescope after a Saint? I see how they took what letters they wanted from what words they wanted as a description [as if that was the only description available], but really... What were they thinking or were they thinking at all?


**Update: For people questioning the name "Lucifer" not referencing the Devil, I give you the Catholic Encyclopedia's definition of "Lucifer" 

The Syriac version and the version of Aquila derive the Hebrew noun helel from the verb yalal, "to lament"; St. Jerome agrees with them (In Isaiah 1.14), and makes Lucifer the name of the principal fallen angel who must lament the loss of his original glory bright as the morning star. In Christian tradition this meaning of Lucifer has prevailed; the Fathers maintain that Lucifer is not the proper name of the devil, but denotes only the state from which he has fallen (Petavius, De Angelis, III, iii, 4). 


Tell me what you think.

In Christ,

Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner



Friday, November 15, 2013

Upcoming Catholic Events in Connecticut

Spread the word...

The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist will be having their 22nd Annual Franciscan Christmas Fair, Saturday, November 23, 2013, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

You can get your Christmas Trees, Wreaths, & More

All sales benefit the programs and services of the  Franciscan Life Center and Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care

Franciscan Life Center
271 Finch Avenue
Meriden, CT 06451


Visit www.flcenter.org or call 203-237-8084 for more information.

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You are invited to
The Gianna Center Day of Recollection

Saturday, November 23rd
at Epiphany Church
1750 Huckins Road
Cheshire, CT
9am - 12pm



Saint Gianna Center (New Haven): http://www.giannacenter.org
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Spread the word...

The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be having their annual Holly Berry Festival

Friday, November 22, 2013, 3:00 9.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Ziti Dinner on Friday from 5-7 p.m. and a Food Court on Saturday starting at 11:30 a.m.

Home Depot craft corner for children on Saturday starting at 11:00 a.m.
Great basket raffles, baked goods, Christmas Tree Lane and so much more!

All sales benefit the Retirement Fund for the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus




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Mark your calendar...the following talk contributes to a culture of study:

On Monday, Dec. 9, beginning at 4 p.m.Susan Gibbons, Yale University librarian, will talk about and have on display an illuminated (illustrated) copy of St. Augustine's The city of God and the city of Man.

This is an hour-long talk; free and open to the public at the Beinecke Rare Books Library/Museum on Yale campus, 121 Wall Street, New Haven.


http://beinecke.library.yale.edu 

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

EWTN Exclusive: "Serra: Ever Forward, Never Back"

An EWTN Exclusive:
Don’t Miss EWTN’s Original Docu-Drama
‘Serra: Ever Forward, Never Back’


Irondale, AL Anyone who has traveled to California is aware of the many glorious mission churches that dot the coastline – and of the fact that most of California’s major cities are named after saints. How did this happen?

Find out when EWTN airs an original five-part mini-series, “Serra: Ever Forward, Never Back.” Filmed on location in Spain, Mexico, and California, this beautiful docu-drama explores the life and heroic missionary activity of Blessed Junipero Serra. (Episodes 1 - 5 air 9:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday through Sunday, Nov. 20 - 24.  On Sunday, Nov. 24, in honor of the 300th anniversary of Serra’s birth, episodes 1-4 will re-air beginning at 7:30 pm ET and episode 5 will premiere at 9:30 pm ET).
Follow this amazing missionary from the moment of his birth on the island of Mallorca, Spain. Learn about the people who influenced him, his early religious life (which included a 200 mile walk from the port of Vera Cruz to Mexico City), his revival of the missions of the Pame Indians in the troubled Sierra Gorda region, and his efforts to construct five churches renowned for their art and architecture -- and that’s just in the first two episodes.
You’ll also learn about his call to bring the Gospel to Alta, California, and why so many people tried to talk him out of it! His expedition from Mexico to California was filled with trials and hardships, but Blessed Junipero Serra was determined to go “ever forward, never back.” He was attacked by Indians, watched his beloved page die in his arms, and told in no uncertain terms he had to return to Mexico. But Serra put his faith in God and decided to wait for a miracle. Learn what happens in EWTN’s original mini-series “Serra: Ever Forward, Never Back.”
In addition, just prior to the premiere of Episode 1, don’t miss a special “EWTN Live” when Host Fr. Mitch Pacwa will interview “Serra” Producer/Director Jim Kelty and Fr. Joseph Scerbo, S.A. an expert on the life of Blessed Junipero Serra and advisor to the mini-series. Airs 8 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 20.
EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 32nd year, is available in over 230 million television households in more than 140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com, electronic and print news services, and publishing arm, EWTN is the largest religious media network in the world.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The queer world we live in and the "right" to go to Hell

This post is not going to be liked by any liberal person and I make no apologies for what I am going to say.  

*Note/warning: news media links in this article might be offensive*

In the last few days, I have gotten emails with links to angry gay porn stars flipping the bird at Russia over the Olympics and gay rights being banned there, and another for gay groups cheering the Boy Scouts newest leader [see below] and more ignorant people celebrating over Hawaii welcoming gay 'marriage':
"Passage of the Hawaiian bill “marks a pivotal moment in our state’s history, a moment enshrined in equality and justice,” Senate Majority Leader Brickwood Galuteria, who introduced the bill, said in a statement."
That's not the justice Galuteria should be worried about [more on that below].

Gay rights groups are beside themselves over the selection of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates being named the new head of the Boy Scouts of America because Gates was instrumental in getting rid of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy in our military.


"Earlier this year, the Scouts announced a policy whereby gay boys could be members, but gay adults could not be troop leaders."We are glad to hear that the Boy Scouts of America intends to elect former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as president of the BSA's executive board," Zach Wahls, a straight Eagle Scout and the son of a lesbian couple, said in email correspondence."Mr. Gates has led a distinguished career of service to our nation - including the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - and we hope he will continue that legacy by leading the Boy Scouts into a future that protects all its youth and parents, regardless of their sexual orientation," said Wahls, who is executive director of Scouts for Equality."
and...


"The Boy Scouts is "an iconic institution that signifies something," he went on to explain over the telephone. "So our beginning to undo this discrimination signifies something about the larger movement both within society and with scouting, as younger parents and Scouts themselves that didn't want this policy to remain."There is also something to be said about how our success in undoing military discrimination is now being used to undo scouting discrimination, which at an earlier stage was modeled on military discrimination," added Wolfson. "There is something satisfactory about the way in which our victory is building on itself."


So now generations of Boy Scouts to come will be shaped and molded into people who don't see the sin of homosexual relationships because yet another institute has fallen for the "be gay friendly" propaganda.  The "undoing" of our nations moral fabric is in tatters because of liberals and their sin-filled agenda.

One thing Christians in the United States (and around the world) have had in common in our past was the general MORAL FABRIC that knit this country together of what is morally right and morally wrong.  Whether you were a Southern Baptist or a Methodist or a Catholic you agreed on the basic moral fabric running through this nation.

Abortion was always accepted as the murder of a child.  It was morally wrong.

Gay sexual relationships were always believed to be an abomination to Christians because the Bible says they are an abomination to God.  It too was morally wrong. [One source says the first gay group in the United States was founded in 1924 and quickly ended because morality won the fight back then.]

Transgendered cross dressing people were [are] mentally ill.  Another forbidden sin according to the Bible [more below].

Pornography was shameful and corrupt. It was morally wrong to view or participate in.

Birth control was so “loose” women and men could fornicate without the worry of pregnancy.  It was morally wrong.

Christian people generally agreed on these things.  Ask a group of self proclaiming Christians today if they think abortion or gay 'marriage' is morally right or morally wrong and you'll get mixed responses.  

Unfortunately there is less and less common ground among today's "Christians" then years ago.

It all began to change decades ago, when the Church of England [NOT the Catholic Church!  You have no idea how many people tell me they are the same Church], in 1930, officially changed views on birth control and what was once a forbidden sin against God, was suddenly declared perfectly okay with them [as if God has suddenly changed His mind on the matter].  Soon this change filtered into other Protestant denominations until today, the only Church still preaching God’s Truth on birth control is the His Holy Catholic Church.

Once the devil worked his way with birth control being legal and accepted among many self professing “Christians”, he [the devil] set to work to make other forbidden things "unforbidden".  Once illegal pornography was legal and abortion become legal.  Cross dressers were no longer mentally ill, suddenly it was perfectly normal for a man to walk around in women’s clothes and carry a purse.  To think this an illness makes the other person ‘hate-filled’ and a bigot.  

What a queer world we live in.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz has had to defend his Christian minister father recently because his father spoke out against the gay rights agenda and the destruction it has caused in our nation.  The United States of America has become a HOSTILE place for Christians with morals.

“I support marriage between one man and one woman, but I also think it’s a question for the states. Some states have made decisions one way on gay marriage; some states have made decisions the other way,” Cruz said. “And that’s the great thing about our Constitution, is different states can make decisions depending on the values of their citizens.”Leno also asked about Cruz’s father, Pastor Rafael Cruz, who was recently in the news for making anti-gay comments.Cruz called his father “a man of deep integrity,” adding, “Some folks have decided to try to go after him because they want to take some shots at me. But I think the critics are better off attacking me.”

But if you have little to no morals... you're embraced and celebrated.  Again, it's a queer world we are living in.

Democratic Senator Dick Durbin (like many other democrats) was gushing with happiness that sexual abomination had passed in yet another state recently:

“Almost half of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States live in a state where they are not protected from discrimination. Discrimination of any kind is just plain wrong and with a vote this afternoon, the Senate will act to fix one of the most pressing civil rights issues of our time – discrimination based on sexual orientation,” Durbin said. “We now have an opportunity to outlaw one of the last vestiges of discrimination in the workplace. Passing ENDA is our chance to get on the right side of history and give all Americans an opportunity to excel in the workplace based on their job performance – not who they are or who they love.”Durbin also commended the Illinois General Assembly for passing legislation legalizing gay marriage earlier this week.“This week in my home state of Illinois, the General Assembly voted to legalize gay marriage. When Governor Quinn signs the measure into law, Illinois will be the 15th state in the nation to allow marriage equality. This was an historic victory and one that shows how quickly our country is moving towards justice and fairness for all.”
Durbin is so worried about getting "on the right side of history" that he doesn't give a rats ass about being on the WRONG SIDE OF GOD!

People want the legal “right” to sin in public [no, I'm not talking about sex in the streets but rather; gay marriages, adoptions, abortion etc] and force everyone else around them to accept it. Years ago unmarried people could not legally rent apartments and parents actually taught their children that living with someone outside of marriage was a mortal sin.  How many parents still teach that to their children?

Society in the United States for decades has become more and more warped by the Devil himself into thinking it is unkind to tell a cross dresser they are mentally sick or that it is unloving to force a woman to give birth to a child she doesn’t want.  And you’re a bigot if you speak out against any of the gay agenda.  What was once basic moral fabric in our nation that all Christians agreed with has now become a soiled and tattered rag blanketed over us so much so that we are being smothered by it.

When we hear “choice” and “rights” do we even know what those choices and rights actually are or lead to?  It’s not freedom.  It’s not happiness.

In the end, its the “Right to Go to Hell”. Period.

Pick any bible version you want, they all say the same thing.  The people who commit these sins will NOT be allowed in Heaven (unless they repent and STOP before they die).

1 Cor. 6:9
New International Version Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men
New Living Translation Don't you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality,
English Standard Version Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
King James Bible Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Aramaic Bible in Plain English Or do you not know that evil men do not inherit The Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; no fornicators, neither worshipers of idols, neither adulterers, neither sexual molesters, neither males lying down with males,
Revised Standard Version Catholic EditionDo you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,

No matter how you look at it or what bible version you prefer the message is the same, YOU ARE GOING TO HELL if you are one of these unrepentant sinners.  

And Romans 1:32 goes even further by saying if you SUPPORT any of these sins, you are guilty of them the same as if you’ve committed them yourself.  So if you never had a abortion, but you support the “right” to an abortion you are guilty of that sin.  If you are not a homosexual, but support gay ‘marriage’ you are guilty of that sin and WILL BE JUDGED for it.

Romans 1:32 bible verse…
New International Version Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
New Living Translation They know God's justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
English Standard Version Though they know God’s decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
New American Standard Bible
and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
King James Bible Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible Although they know full well God's just sentence--that those who practice such things deserve to die--they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them.

International Standard Version Although they know God's just requirement—that those who practice such things deserve to die—they not only do these things but even applaud others who practice them.
Douay-Rheims Bible Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.
So to all the politicians out there (that includes but is not limited to Dick Durbin, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden and our president) and parents who support gay marriage... that sin is on you too.  If you support a sin, you are going to be judged by that sin.

How about crossdressing?  The bible forbids that too!   

[and no, it is not talking about sleeping in your husbands shirt]

Deuteronomy 22:5
New International Version A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the LORD your God detests anyone who does this.
New Living Translation "A woman must not put on men's clothing, and a man must not wear women's clothing. Anyone who does this is detestable in the sight of the LORD your God.
English Standard Version “A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God.
New American Standard Bible
"A woman shall not wear man's clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman's clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God.
King James Bible The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Douay-Rheims Bible A woman shall not be clothed with man's apparel, neither shall a man use woman's apparel : for he that doeth these things is abominable before God.

If you don't direct people away from sin which leads to death, you are failing in your duty as a Christian.  Christians are not supposed to keep silent, we are supposed to tell others about Jesus and teach what is sin and the need to repent.  That's our duty.

Look at this way, a blind man is walking along a street and right in front of him is a huge pit that will surely cause his death.  You can either help direct him away from certain death, or you can do nothing and allow him to die or you can shove him into the pit to his death.

Christian parents, be you Catholic or Methodist or anything else you BETTER be teaching your children what sin is- not just committing sin, but also supporting sin.  You and your children's salvation depends on it.  

Don't let this evil queer world cost you or your children their salvation.  Teach the faith and stand firm in it.


In Christ,

Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner


Reminder: Links may be offensive to some readers!

Link: http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=63238
Link: http://www.albionpleiad.com/2013/11/opinion-equality-in-the-u-s-a/
Link: http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/Porn-King-Michael-Lucas-Gives-Putin-The-Finger/6955588
Link: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/12/21428573-hawaii-to-become-15th-state-to-grant-gay-marriage-leapfrogging-illinois
Link:http://www.statecolumn.com/2013/11/dick-durbin-comments-on-gay-marriage/
Link: http://swampland.time.com/2013/11/09/ted-cruz-slams-obamacare-gay-marriage-on-tonight-show/

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